PSN Showcases 2016 Pharmacy Week

PSN Showcases 2016 Pharmacy Week

By Leo Ezekiel

The pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria (PSN) Lagos State Branch Showcases 2016 Pharmacy Week with a conference held at Welcome Event Centre, Muritala Mohammed International Airport Road, Lagos. The theme of the conference dwelled on Human Resources and Pharmacy Practice: Leadership in Turbulent Times.

The conference was chaired  by Pharmacist Olumide  Akintayo, immediate past president Pharmaceutical Society of  Nigeria which the special guest of honour pharmacist Alhaji Ahmed Yakasai, president pharmaceutical society of Nigeria.

The conference also attracted guest of honour pharmacists Mohammed, registration pharmacists council of Nigeria and Mrs. Uzamat Akinbile – Yusuf.  Hon. Commissioner, ministry of  youth and social development,  Lagos State.

The key note Address speaker pharmacist Onyeka Onyeibor, Managing Director, Miral Pharmaceuticals  Limited.Speaking at the conference venue the Chairman, Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria, Lagos State branch Pharm. Gbenga Olubowale said that the pharmacy week is an enlightment programme of pharmaceutical society of towards sustaining and improving the health values of the general populace at all times.

He told the participants the event of 2016 pharmacy week began with thanksgiving service at religious houses on Friday August 5th and August 7th, 2016 respectively as he reeled out all the remaining outline of  the 2016 pharmacy week to the participants.

He told the audience that the theme for pharmacy week 2016 is human resources and pharmacy practice, leadership in turbulent times while the sub-themes are:
·        Repositioning pharmacy practice in challenging economy and
Dealing with the scourge of adverse drug reaction.

He reminded  the participants that the choice of the theme and sub-themes were quite apart for the period all Nigeria do live now. And of a truth the three speakers did not disappoint the participants, the keynote speaker pharm.

Oruyeibor did exceedingly well with both scientific and management expositions to his colleagues as professionals as he addressed the issues of man power development in pharmacy practice and he equally challenged his colleagues to provide the needed leadership in their various areas of practice in this trying time that the county is expenencing.

The sub-themes speakers, Pharm. Gabriel Okoli, the regional director  (East) globalcon Ldt also did extremely good when he handled  Repositioning Pharmacy Practice in a Challenging Economies and Pharm (Dr) Ibrahim Oreagba, a pharmacovigilance   pundit with University  of Lagos addressed his colleague on how to  reposition pharmacy practice in a challenging economic as well as dealing with the Scourge of adverse Drug  Reaction (ADR) in Nigeria respectively. Speaking with formalists the Chairman Planning Committee and Managing Director, Slyken Pharmaceuticals Pharm.

Uche Nwena said that the pharmacy weeks is an annual event and also an avenue used to promote . pharmacy and pharmacist to the conscioushness of  Lagosians  in general. He gladly told the media that the planning committee welcomes their fellows of the society, Lagos PNS merit award winners, colleagues, notable guests, various pharmaceutical companies et’al.


He told the media that the planning committee had done a great research by choosing the speakers for the conference and the theme and sub-themes. He advised all and sundry to always avoid patronizing touts who parade themselves as qualified Pharmacists where as they are killers of innocent Nigerians

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